Answer by thomasrutter for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
Roll-backs may work fine for certain packages in isolation, but I wouldn't ever expect a large-scale roll-back of an entire distribution to leave you with anything other than a horribly broken system...
View ArticleAnswer by swift for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
Simple method is booting up from a CD/DVD or USB stick of previous version and reinstall Ubuntu by overwriting existing installation. Don't forget backup first: your home directory any anywhere else...
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Answer by Sergey for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
There's a saying in my language which can be roughly translated as "You can't turn mince back into meat by rotating the mincer's handle in the opposite direction" :) The upgrade procedure is one-way -...
View ArticleAnswer by psusi for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
This is why you are not supposed to upgrade your main install to the development release. If you want to test the development release, you should do so on a separate partition so you can boot back into...
View ArticleAnswer by Oli for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
Downgrading releases is possible to some extent. With enough fighting, it can be done (see some of the other answers here for the the technical details). However the result you end up with is not the...
View ArticleAnswer by RolandiXor for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
They say, "never say never", and "nothing is impossible" - both of which are true, but not in your case. I suggest you either back up your data and reinstall, or stick it out. The system should become...
View ArticleAnswer by Gilles for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
It's possible at the level of the packaging tools (apt). But the resulting system may not be equivalent to doing a reinstall, and you may get errors along the way. This is because many packages contain...
View ArticleAnswer by user1362567 for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
You can do it manually. First generate a list of what you have installed on your system. You can do this by typing the following in the terminal. sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep '[[:space:]]install$'...
View ArticleAnswer by 8128 for How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
To put it simply: no there's not. Sorry... (These are the dangers of upgrading to testing releases!)
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I just installed a new version of Ubuntu and I want to roll it back to the previous version. How can I do that? Is that even possible?
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